Hard Disk Drives

WD's new 24TB model brings a platform shift from HC580 to HC590. While both versions share the same capacity and core specs, the HC590 has more platters with reduced areal density. the extra platter on HC590 has pushed the capacity upto 26TB

The WD Red Plus 6TB CMR with 256MB is available now under the part number WD60EFPX. The part number so far available to channel was WD60EFZX. WD60EFPX vs WD60EFZX  : Higher Cache, Lower RPM, almost similar xfr rates The biggest difference is the cache. WD60EFPX has Double the ...

In WD Red plus family, there are multiple variants in 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 14TBcapacity. They are all CMR drives being RED plus but with different hardware specifications. Annual work load, warranty and MTBF etc are all the same for these models , except RPM and Cache  ( and Interna...

WD has introduced another part number for 6TB Purple. We already had WD60PURZ and WD62PURZ and now there is WD63PURZFirst of all , it is a CMR drive like WD60PURZ and WD62PURZ. The WD63PURZ has the largest cache (256 MB). The power consumption is lower on the WD63PURZ, probabl...

WD Ultrastar HC560- 20TB drives are available now, not long after Seagate introduced its 20TB drives.Just like the Ultrastar 18TB, these are 9 platter drives. WD was able to increase the data storage on 9 platters to 20TB without resorting to SMR, but rather with using optiNAN...

WD62PURZ seems to have a better transfer rate due to a higher cache. It also has a higher power consumption as per the WD specification sheet.

How WD84PURZ is different from other part numbers and why it's cheaper. We explain the difference in plain English

How WD84PURZ is different from other part numbers and why it's cheaper. We explain the difference in plain English

WD62PURZ seems to have a better transfer rate due to a higher cache. It also has a higher power consumption as per the WD specification sheet.

Its the same great G-Tech products which are trusted for high performance and build quality - only rebranded as SanDisk Professional and a wider choice now with the inclusion of some more.

A product that's under supply-constrain and being hoarded in mass; that's the only way to describe the current shortage situation on hard drives.

WD NASware is the firmware that powers the Red Family of WD hard drives and performs specific functions related to a NAS.

Our pick of best hard drives for your NAS in 2021, and a few tips to help you select.

WD Red Plus is a new Launch in capacities from 1 to 14TB. Its a CMR drive with all the benefits of a red Drive.

18TB Ultrastar SATA will available by 10th July

What we know about the new SMR drives.

WD60EFRX vs WD60EFAX, what's the difference.

Capcity of the HDDs have been increasing thanks to Energy assisted recordings, and using multiple actuators can be a way to increase the read/write performance and IOPS.

How is the new Part number difference from the old one ? With the same RPM, Cache and capacity, but with a little higher power consumption, we are guessing its an Air Filled Drive.

Now when WD has 2 similary speced products, we are asked this question again and again - What is the difference between Gold and UltraStar.

If you wonder why every time you buy a hard drive of 10TB, which is reported as 9.1TB or a 250GB SSD is reported as 232GB in your OS you need to understand the difference between TB and TiB.